A video that I consider extremely funny. It parodises the Czech political events, in this case the traditional New Year's speech of the president of the republic. I am well aware that the text is quite complicated and full of references to the Czech political situation, but I tried to add some notes to the words I deem difficult, or to the puns and references to local politics.

Cast (in order of appearence):

Václav Klaus - current president of the Czech Republic known for his enmity to the European Union and the notion of global warming. There are also some controversies about his attitudes to Russia and his past and present relations with communists.

Mirek Topolánek - recent Czech prime minister (during the coming of this video, he was still in office) known for his vulgarities and redneck attitude. Successor of Václav Klaus as the leader of a right-wing party.

Jiří Paroubek - leader of the Czech strongest opposition party, known for his strong egoticism (comparable to that of Klaus), inability to control his temper, and a little lack of education (comparable to that of Topolánek)

Martin Bursík - leader of the Czech Green party, which has only recently got to the parliament. He is known for his slickness.

5 - reference to the American intention to build a anti-missile radar base on the territory of Czech republic - Klaus is slightly against this issue because he is very fond of his friendship with current Russian leadership

6 - věrozvěst - a preacher/missionary, reference to Saints Cyril and Methodius who brought orthodox christianity (the form that is currently predominant in Russia) to the Czech lands in the 9th century.

7 - Vladimir Putin - current Russian prime minister and former agent of soviet KGB with whom Klaus claims to be on very friendly terms

8 - Jan Švejnar - a presidential candidate against Klaus during the last presidential elections; he was proposed by Martin Bursík (a member of the government coalition) and supported by the oppostion to the detriment of Topolánek, whose party wanted Klaus (who is not on good terms with Topolánek which later proved to be Topolánek's undoing...) and managed to get him in the office

9 - patolízal = bootlicker

10 - americký brouk - a reference to communist propaganda that called the potato beetle the "american bug" that was planted on our crops by American imperialist agents in order to destroy them and weaken the socialist economy

11 - Nicolas Sarkozy - current president of France

12 - lajntuch - a drogative for "prostěradlo" (bed sheet), here it refers to the flag of European Union which a french euro-deputy Kohn-Bendit requested to flutter over the Prague castle. A claim that Klaus refused.

13 - Pionýr - a youth organisation during the communist regime

14 - Topolánek claims to be on good terms with Sarkozy (although he really is not)

15 - láčkovec - a member of Radiata, here a derogatory label for Topolánek who has never been friend with Klaus

16 - protektorát - reference to the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia during the WWII when the country was under Nazi oppression

17 - Emanuel Moravec and Emil Hácha - Czech prime minister and Czech president during the period of protectorate, both traditionally deemed traitors (although the issue is a little bit more complicated here)

18 - reference to word "teplý" (warm) which is a derogatory word for "homosexual"; Klaus is considered by some homosexual, or at least his voice (although he is known for his extramarital affairs with women).

19 - impeachment - the word pronounced in English contains a part that resemble a very vulgar word in Czech (denoting female sex organ)

20 - defenestrace - an act of throwing out of the window; during the Czech history, it happened at the beginning of Hussite wars in the 15the century and, more famously, in 1618, which is considered to be the beginning of the Thirty years war in Europe. Here the word is probably confused with "defloration" by Paroubek...

kibicz wrote:As far as I know Hácha wasnt traitor but man in position where he could only accept what he was ordered to do.. (this suits better to the video)

As far as I know, Hácha could refuse but he accepted so that someone other did not have to sign the treaty which was thus, de lege, not legitimate, so one could say he kind of sacrificed himself. Still he was portrayed as a traitor during the communist regime and I am am afraid most of the populace consider him to have been a traitor as well.